The Old New Thing

What is the thread reaper?

October 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 10/31/23

Raymond Chen

Should you fear the thread reaper?

What are the dire consequences of not removing all the properties that were set via SetProp?

October 30, 2023 Oct 30, 2023 10/30/23

Raymond Chen

Not so much any more, but it could be a sign that you forgot something.

How to support a COM interface conditionally in WRL

October 27, 2023 Oct 27, 2023 10/27/23

Raymond Chen

Customizing the QueryInterface and GetIids methods.

How to support a COM interface conditionally in C++/WinRT

October 26, 2023 Oct 26, 2023 10/26/23

Raymond Chen

Prevent winrt::implements from responding to it or reporting it.

The format of icon resources, revisited

October 25, 2023 Oct 25, 2023 10/25/23

Raymond Chen

Filling in some gaps.

Why is there a hash of a weak password in the Windows cryptographic libraries?

October 24, 2023 Oct 24, 2023 10/24/23

Raymond Chen

They're part of an internal self-test.

How do I add a non-copyable, non-movable object to a std::map or std::unordered_map?

October 23, 2023 Oct 23, 2023 10/23/23

Raymond Chen

Fancy emplacement.

On the failed unrealized promise of Reg­Override­Predef­Key

October 20, 2023 Oct 20, 2023 10/20/23

Raymond Chen

An early attempt to sandbox the registry for a process.

What’s the difference between setting a page’s protection to PAGE_NOACCESS and freeing it?

October 19, 2023 Oct 19, 2023 10/19/23

Raymond Chen

Nobody can access it, but it's still there.

How can I check if I’m on a DispatcherQueue’s thread if I can’t call HasThreadAccess?

October 18, 2023 Oct 18, 2023 10/18/23

Raymond Chen

Looking at the tools you have available.